Tag Archives: Elche

Elche basked in the hottest temperatures in the whole of Spain on Saturday, with temperatures reaching 24.1 degrees in the town of Perleta. Thermometers across the entire eastern side of the peninsula were registering between 23 and 24 degrees at the peak of the day, although Sunday is likely to be considerably cooler than Saturday with the residents of Perleta …

As the stroke of midnight chimed across Spain, another year dawned as 2016 was welcomed, but for the residents of the Elche municipality it heralded a new era of safety and security. From the 1st of January, Elche is covered by a new emergency medical and ambulance service which has been provided by the municipality to combat the massive cuts …

Three people were seriously injured on Saturday in an incident involving four motorcycles on the N-332 main road between El Campello and Villajoyosa. The incident occurred at around 16:00. A second crash occurred in the Alicante province on Saturday on the A-70 motorway near Elche. The crash in the Valencia direction resulted in four kilometres of queuing traffic.

An articulated lorry crashed on the A-7 motorway between Elche and Aspe on Wednesday, resulting in the cab hanging precariously over a 15 metre drop. The incident occurred at around 07:30 in the morning as the truck loaded with bananas Read More ...

Elche will have an increase in ambulances for one of the most dramatic and dangerous fiestas on their summer calendar, the Nit de l’Albà, when thousands of fireworks are ignited above the eager crowd. The municipal government has announced that there will be a total of 10 ambulances on standby on the nights of the 13th and 14th of August, …

After being withdrawn for two weeks for improvement works, the bicycle hire service in Elche returned to operational status on Monday. The work was largely in response to complaints from users over malfunctions and other similar problems, which had resulted in numerous refunds having to be issued. Now, visitors and residents of the city of Elche can hire the public …

A three month old baby died on Monday at the Altabix health centre in Elche, with many people blaming the 20 minute wait for an emergency ambulance as a contributing factor in the death. The baby had suffered heart problems and was in a serious condition at the clinic prompting calls for the paramedics to attend, but as the only …

A forest fire which took hold near the beaches in Elche Sunday was brought under control within a few hours thanks to the collaboration of the emergency services. In addition to local and regional ground crews, a helicopter and two planes joined in the battle to control the flames, with all indications pointing to the fire being caused by reckless …

The new socialist Mayor of Elche, Carlos González (PSOE), has issued a notice to the municipal technicians to unlock the town hall´s social network sites to allow comments, shares and posts on their Facebook and Twitter pages. The new mayor said in a statement that the previous PP run government had blocked interaction on the sites, as a consequence of …

At last week's CD Torrevieja AGM, president Vicente Boix confirmed that Torry would be playing Hull City at Vicente Garcia Stadium on either 26 or 28 Jul.
He also stated that friendlies are being arranged against Cartagena, Real Murcia, Hurcules, and...

Officers from the National Police have arrested 5 people between the ages of 39 and 65, believed to be part of a gang dedicated to robbing homes in the rural areas of Elche. During the arrests, the police recovered a variety of items identified as stolen, including a kayak, a mountain bike and six marijuana plants. The officers also recovered …

Levante UD 0 – 0 Elche CF
Elche CF closed out their, at times, turbulent season with a goal-less draw from their dead rubber with near(ish) Valencia neighbours Levante.
The fact the match kicked-off two hours before the rest of the games on th...